Writing represents a complex interplay between author, audience, and artifact. As a teacher, my goals are to help students identify their personal writing goals, illustrate the importance of social and cultural considerations that affect genres, and then guide them in preparing works that will resonate with readers. The lesson plans shared here represent several years of my teaching.
In analyzing the way writing works, there are a couple main functions your answer must provide. It's important to cite specific details from the text, and then to discuss how these details create certain effects for the reader.
